Bigget suprise of the season??
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 6:52 pm
for me it has to be shaq going to the suns...if u would have told me that back in march, i would've laughed...nobady saw that coming
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Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 6:55 pm
pau gasol for kwame brown
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 6:55 pm
Houston's 22 gamer, especially after Yao went down.
Easily, imo.
Easily, imo.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:00 pm
Hornets...
Honestly who had them as the number 1 seed? Most people had them as a playoff team if they were healthy, but given how hard and tight the west is I believe they are worthy of the biggest surprise of the season if they get the 1st seed. Not even 2poor had illusions of that.
Honestly who had them as the number 1 seed? Most people had them as a playoff team if they were healthy, but given how hard and tight the west is I believe they are worthy of the biggest surprise of the season if they get the 1st seed. Not even 2poor had illusions of that.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:00 pm
Just a few others:
* How tight the Top 9 are in the west
* Boston's dominance
* CP3 as a MVP candidate so early in his career
* The fall of the Heat
* How tight the Top 9 are in the west
* Boston's dominance
* CP3 as a MVP candidate so early in his career
* The fall of the Heat
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:03 pm
itbobby007 wrote:Just a few others:
* How tight the Top 9 are in the west
* Boston's dominance
* CP3 as a MVP candidate so early in his career
* The fall of the Heat
Everyone knew the west would be tight... given that we saw a 8 beat a 1 the year before...
Everyone knew after they got KG and Allen they would be good...
I think everyone expect greatness from Paul...
Many people predicted the fall of the heat... in fact it was considered blasphemy according to some heat fans...
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:05 pm
The lack of fallout from the referee scandal. Before the season it seemed to be a looming cloud over everything; once the season started it hardly ever gets mentioned.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:07 pm
Biggest surprise would have to be Houston's 22-game stretch.
Other surprises (not already mentioned) would be Philly's play after the All-Star break, and the fact that Isiah Thomas is still employed.
Other surprises (not already mentioned) would be Philly's play after the All-Star break, and the fact that Isiah Thomas is still employed.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:08 pm
19 PPG, 6 RPG , 3 APG, 48FG% , 41 3p%
penbeast0 wrote:The lack of fallout from the referee scandal. Before the season it seemed to be a looming cloud over everything; once the season started it hardly ever gets mentioned.
good one.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:09 pm
[quote="TD is the MAN"][/quote]
I agree to an extent. They were all still suprises when they happened.
Many thought that Deron would be better than Paul this year due to his playoff performance. We all know he's good, but the year he's having is a suprise IMO because its happening now when alot of us expected it in a few years.
BOS was a unproved experiment. We knew they would be good, but the best defensive team in all the major categories. Leagues Best record.....all those things are a suprise.
MIA was a borderline playoff team to start the year, but the faild Smush signing, Riley fiasco's, Wade injury, Shaq trade, Alonzo injury made for a suprise as they are a D-League team right now.
Top 9 in the west I now agree inhindsight....but its exciting to say the least.
I agree to an extent. They were all still suprises when they happened.
Many thought that Deron would be better than Paul this year due to his playoff performance. We all know he's good, but the year he's having is a suprise IMO because its happening now when alot of us expected it in a few years.
BOS was a unproved experiment. We knew they would be good, but the best defensive team in all the major categories. Leagues Best record.....all those things are a suprise.
MIA was a borderline playoff team to start the year, but the faild Smush signing, Riley fiasco's, Wade injury, Shaq trade, Alonzo injury made for a suprise as they are a D-League team right now.
Top 9 in the west I now agree inhindsight....but its exciting to say the least.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:19 pm
Either Houston's streak, especially post Yao, or Miami's abysmal fall.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:38 pm
I'd beg to differ.TD is the MAN wrote:Hornets...
Honestly who had them as the number 1 seed? Most people had them as a playoff team if they were healthy, but given how hard and tight the west is I believe they are worthy of the biggest surprise of the season if they get the 1st seed. Not even 2poor had illusions of that.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:40 pm
-The Hornets and where they stand today
-Houston Win Streak
-Chris Paul making strides as the best PG in the league, bar none; also the strong consideration for MVP.
-Miami's collapse
-Houston Win Streak
-Chris Paul making strides as the best PG in the league, bar none; also the strong consideration for MVP.
-Miami's collapse
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 8:08 pm
da hornets
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 9:59 pm
I'd agree with a few mentioned here.
-the disappearance of the Donaghy scandal
-the collapse and breakdown of Chicago
-the Hornets (I thought they were good but not this good)
-Houston's post Yao win streak
-the Shaq trade
-the sudden rise of the Lakers pre Pau
-Portland's winning streak
A lot of other things - Boston, Orlando, the Pau and Kidd trades, firing Isiah, Philly being competitive - were all reasonably predictable.
-the disappearance of the Donaghy scandal
-the collapse and breakdown of Chicago
-the Hornets (I thought they were good but not this good)
-Houston's post Yao win streak
-the Shaq trade
-the sudden rise of the Lakers pre Pau
-Portland's winning streak
A lot of other things - Boston, Orlando, the Pau and Kidd trades, firing Isiah, Philly being competitive - were all reasonably predictable.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 10:01 pm
Anticon wrote:I'd agree with a few mentioned here.
-the disappearance of the Donaghy scandal
-the collapse and breakdown of Chicago
-the Hornets (I thought they were good but not this good)
-Houston's post Yao win streak
-the Shaq trade
-the sudden rise of the Lakers pre Pau
-Portland's winning streak
A lot of other things - Boston, Orlando, the Pau and Kidd trades, firing Isiah, Philly being competitive - were all reasonably predictable.
This is being severely under looked. ESPN and most analysts had them missing the playoffs or squeaking in as a 7th or 8th seed. Hell, most people here had them missing the playoffs yet they're fighting for a top 3 seed.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 10:25 pm
- Miami and how they got rid of quite a few players.
- Rise of the Lakers
- Portland's winning streak.
- Chicago and everything thats surrounding them right now
- Rise of the Lakers
- Portland's winning streak.
- Chicago and everything thats surrounding them right now
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 10:44 pm
Wild Wild West
im excited for all the 1st round matchups.. think at least 2/4 upsets will occur i.m.o.
the sixers/hawks making bids for the playoffs...
while the likes of CHI, NJ, MIL, IND... are alll under-achieving
im excited for all the 1st round matchups.. think at least 2/4 upsets will occur i.m.o.
the sixers/hawks making bids for the playoffs...
while the likes of CHI, NJ, MIL, IND... are alll under-achieving
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 10:57 pm
Gasol and Shaq trades were shocking cause did come when i didn't expected.
About teams, the Bulls, i put them in one of the best 3 seeds in the East along with Celtics and Pistons, then, they are not going to make the playoffs and Sixers are going to make, a team i didn't expect to be there.
About teams, the Bulls, i put them in one of the best 3 seeds in the East along with Celtics and Pistons, then, they are not going to make the playoffs and Sixers are going to make, a team i didn't expect to be there.
Posted: Fri Apr 4, 2008 11:00 pm
Bulls sucking
Shaq trade
Lack of Lakers implosion
Shaq trade
Lack of Lakers implosion